329. AAPI history bill, Caribbean travels and life

Thank you all for your patience. I know I missed 2 weeks of new episodes, but my hope is that you were able to check out some of the previous ones you may have missed. I mean there are over 300, and I am sure you haven’t heard ALL of them… have you?

In any case, just wanted to say thanks for hanging in there as my schedule has been challenging. Today I am sharing my life update and where we are in the AAPI history bill process.

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321. My birthday, AAPI history bill and advocacy

My birthday, AAPI history bill and advocacy

Happy birthday to me! In time for Lunar New Year, HB 287 and SB 294 were filed in Florida on January 19, 2023. I’ve been working on this bill for almost 2 years now. It’s been a process.

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NAPAWF

263. NAPAWF on the AAPI community and reproductive justice

The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) is the only organization focused on building power with AAPI women and girls to influence critical decisions that affect AAPI lives, families, and communities. Using a reproductive justice framework, they elevate AAPI women and girls to impact policy and drive systemic change in the United States.

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Stewart Kwoh

259. Stewart Kwoh on The Asian American Education Project

Stewart Kwoh is a nationally recognized leader and expert in race relations, Asian American studies, nonprofit organizations and philanthropies, civil rights, and legal services. He co-founded Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Los Angeles and the Asian American Education Project.

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Anna Eskamani

234. Representative Anna V. Eskamani on COVID-19, vaccines and voting rights

Florida Representative Anna V. Eskamani discusses covid19, Representative Matt Gaetz, gerrymandering in Florida, reelection, and the issues that lie ahead.

Representative Anna V. Eskamani is someone who I truly believe in. Whether she is leading a protest or advocating on the house floor, she is an inspiration. It was an honor to speak alongside Anna at a vigil for the victims of the Atlanta shooting.

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Patti Brigham

227. Patti Brigham on voter suppression and equality

Patti Brigham is a grassroots leader and coalition builder, and the president of the League of Women Voters of Florida. In 2016, in the days following the mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Patti partnered with former LWVFL President Pam Goodman to form the Florida Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, which now includes more than 100 organizational partners.

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